Clarifications will be issued on charges Francis covered up sexual misconduct by a U.S. cardinal

ROME—The Vatican said it would soon respond with clarifications to charges Pope Francis covered up sexual misconduct by a favorite U.S. cardinal—claims that have provoked the biggest scandal of the current pontificate.

The pope’s advisory Council of Cardinals on Monday expressed “full solidarity with Pope Francis in the face of what has happened in the last weeks, mindful that amid the current debate the Holy See is about to formulate any necessary clarifications.”

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